Figurative Language
American Literature So Far
Random Trivia
Alcatraz Occupation Trivia
Ms. Lathrop Trivia
100

A comparison of two unlike objects using "like" or "as"

What is a simile

100

The protaganist from "Americanah"

Who is Ifemelu

100

No species of these animals are found in New Zealand or Ireland

What are snakes

100

The island the Native occupiers hoped to buy

What is Alcatraz duhhhhh

100

Ms. Lathrop's first name

Ellen


200

A comparison of two unlike objects

What is a metaphor

200

One of the Native tribes whose creation stories we read

What are the any of the following: Haudenosaunee, Cherokee, and Hopi

200

In a game of pool, this is the color of the one ball

What is yellow

200
The leader of the occupation

Who is Richard Oakes


200

Ms. Lathrop's sister's first name

What is Laurel

300

Vivid description of a setting or character, designed to appeal to the 5 senses

What is imagery

300

What the characters are fighting over in "Popular Mechanics"

A baby

300

When referring to a computer monitor (or the band) what does LCD stand for?

Liquid Crystal Display

300

The total number of occupations of Alcatraz by Native people

What is 3

300

One of the universities Ms. Lathrop attended

What are George Washington University or Harvard

400

When an author uses something to represent a larger abstract topic

What is a symbol

400

This aquatic animal is what Victor's father is compared to in "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona"

What is a salmon

400

The number of hearts an octopus has

What is three

400
After the occupation, the island remained under the control of this branch of the Federal Government
What is the National Park Service
400

The school Ms. Lathrop taught at before SOTA

What is Rooftop

500

The repetition of a consonant at the beginning of several words

What is alliteration

500

The name of the woman who is selected to be killed at the end of "The Lottery"

Who is Tessie Hutchinson


500

The land animal with the largest brain

An elephant

500

The substance that Native people were prosecuted for stealing from the island

What is copper wire


500

Ms. Lathrop's favorite reality TV show

What is Survivor

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